on-wealcan
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Sóna swá ðú geseó ðæt ðú hyre ( the mandrake ) geweald hæbbe, genim hý sóna on hand, swá andwealc hí, and gewring ðæt wós of hyre leáfon, Th. An. 116, 22
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be-wrítan
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To score round Bewrít þú hý (the mandragora) wel hraþe mid íserne, þý lǽs heó þé ætfleó . . . þú hý bewrít mid íserne, and swá þú scealt onbútan hý delfan swá ðú hyre mid þám íserne ná æthríne make a score in the ground round it at once with iron, lest
cemban
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Add: to comb hair Genim þone camb þe heó ána hyre heáfod mid cemde (cæmde, v. l.), and nǽnig man ǽr mid cemde ne æfter cembe. Under ðám treówe cembe hyre feax ... ꝥ bið lǽcedóm þǽre ðe hyre heáfod þǽr cembeþ (cæmbeð, v. l. ), Lch. i. 332, 11-18.
mid-wyrhta
One who works with others ⬩ a co-operator
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Hyt áwriten hys, ðæt ǽlcum welwyrcendum God myd beó mydwyrhta, Shrn. 179, 29
be-nemnan
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L. 9, 9, to appoint, settle On þám mónðe hý bleóton á; ꝥ is þæt hý betǽhton and benemdon (-nemn-don, v.l.) hyra deófolgyldum þá neát þá þe hý woldon syllan, Mart. H. 198, II.
be-tǽcan
to shew ⬩ ostendere ⬩ to BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trust ⬩ impertire, adsignare, tradere, commendare ⬩ to send, follow, pursue ⬩ mittere, insequi, amandare
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Man hý ðære abedissan betǽhton they committed her to the abbess, Chr. 1052; Ed. 181, 28. Ðæt we móton ðé betǽcan sáwle úre that we may commit our souls to thee, Hy. 7, 82; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 82: Runic pm. 20: Kmbl. 343, 18; Hick.
Linked entries: eft-betǽht be-tǽhte be-táht be-táhten
geoc
a YOKE ⬩ jugum ⬩ a yoke of oxen ⬩ boum jugum, boves jugo juncti ⬩ conjux
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Be hýr-geohte [hyr-geoce: B. hýr-oxan] of a hired yoke, 60; Th. i. 140, 7. conjux Gebede ł geoc conjugem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 20
ge-eácnung
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Wíf seó þe tó ǽwyrpe gedó hire geeácnunga on hyre hryfe mulier quae utero conceptum excusserit, Ll. Th. ii. 154, 15. parturition, birth Swilc gedafenað geeácnung talis decet partus Deum, Hy. S. 43, 32. Wið ꝥ wíf hrædlíce cenne . . .
ofer-méttu (o)
Pride, arrogance, haughtiness
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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott.
ge-girnung
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A desire, request Ðis ys Ælfgyfæ gegurning tó híræ cinehláfordæ . . . heó hyne bitt for Godæs lufun þæt heó móte beón hyre cwydes wyrðæ, Cht. Th. 552, 27
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healdan
to keep watch over ⬩ keep in charge ⬩ to keep ⬩ to watch over ⬩ keep ⬩ govern ⬩ rule ⬩ a king ⬩ to keep ⬩ guard ⬩ to watch ⬩ to defend ⬩ preserve ⬩ to hold ⬩ take ⬩ arrest ⬩ to have hold of ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold up ⬩ to maintain ⬩ support ⬩ uphold ⬩ manage ⬩ to hold ⬩ bear ⬩ conduct ⬩ to behave ⬩ to handle ⬩ treat ⬩ deal with ⬩ to hold ⬩ to hold ⬩ to have possession ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ an office ⬩ a position ⬩ to hold ⬩ to remain in ⬩ to retain ⬩ detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to detain ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep oneself ⬩ remain ⬩ to hold ⬩ keep together ⬩ continue ⬩ to maintain ⬩ keep ⬩ to perform ⬩ keep watch ⬩ to keep ⬩ to keep unbroken ⬩ inviolate ⬩ to keep ⬩ to constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ restrain ⬩ stop ⬩ to restrain oneself ⬩ refrain ⬩ to entertain ⬩ to keep in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ regard ⬩ to hold as ⬩ to hold ⬩ to proceed ⬩ move on ⬩ to continue ⬩ go on with ⬩ to go on
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Se hyrde . . . þe nele þá heorde þe hé healdan sceal bewerian, Ll.
æt-hrine
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Mid hys æthrine hý onweg gewítað at a touch from it they will go away. Lch. i. 336, 14. Hnesce on æthrine soft to the touch, 108. 1: 110, 5
ge-hǽman
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Ox. 1176. in a bad sense, to have illicit intercourse Uenus wæs swá fúl and swá fracod on gálnysse, þæt hyre ágen bróðor wið hý gehǽmde, Wlfst. 107, 16. Ꝥ man wið swustor gehǽme, Ll. Th. i. 404, 27
bile-witness
Mildness, simplicity, innocence ⬩ simplicitas
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Hý on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they passed their lives in simplicity, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5
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ge-ligernes
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Substitute for second line Ǽlcne þára þe hió geácsian myhte þæt kynekynnes wæs, hió tó hyre gespón for hyre geligernesse, and syððan hió hý ealle beswác tó deáðe cum omnes, quos regie arcessitos, meretricie habitos, concubitu oblectasset, occideret.
hæftling
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Besáriga hæftlingas beón þíne þeówtlingas dole captivos esse tuos servatos, Hy. S. 125, 5. Þá þe hæftlingas gelǽddon ús qui captiuos nos duxerunt, Ps. L. 136, 3. Hell forlét hyre hæftlingas út, Hml. Th. i. 228, 17. Add
wlacu
Lukewarm ⬩ tepid
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Grammar wlacu, in a physical sense Gedó ðæt sió wyrt wlacu (blacu, MS.) sý, and þyge hý, Lchdm. i. 80, 13. Wlece hyt, ðæt hyt wlæc beó, and habbe on hys múþe swá wlac, iii. 106, 2-4.
wiþer-sacung
blasphemy ⬩ apostasy
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'Wylt ðú hys wyðersacunge gehýran?' Ðá cwæþ Pílatus: 'Gif seó sprǽc wyþersacung ys ðe hé spycþ, nymaþ hyne and lǽdaþ hyne tó eówre gesomnunge,' Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 31. apostasy Wiðersacunge apostasiae, Hpt. Gl. 477, 69: 515, 69
ge-syngian
To sin ⬩ perpetrate crime ⬩ commit adultery ⬩ peccāre ⬩ mæchāri
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To sin, perpetrate crime, commit adultery; peccāre, mæchāri Ðæt ǽlc ðæra ðe wíf gesyhþ and hyre gewilnaþ, eallunga ðæt se gesyngaþ on hys heortan quia omnis, qui vīdĕrit mŭliĕrem ad concŭpiscendum eam, jam mæchātus eam in corde suo, Mt. Bos. 5, 28.
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heard
firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ resolute ⬩ bold ⬩ resolute ⬩ obdurate ⬩ rigid ⬩ unyielding ⬩ oppressive ⬩ rigorous ⬩ strict ⬩ harsh
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Þǽr oninnan bær eorlgestreóna hringa hyrde, hard wyrðne dǽl fǽttan goldes there in bore of treasures, of plated gold, the rings' keeper bold a noble portion, 2245.
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